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It's funny. If a direct popular vote was held on making publicly-funded research freely available, it would pass by a staggering margin. Yet here we are, many e
by Funes- 6y ago
It's funny. If a direct popular vote was held on making publicly-funded research freely available, it would pass by a staggering margin. Yet here we are, many easily-solvable issues ignored by government officials later, pretending representative democracy is a valid form of democracy.
- swebs 6y agoIf a direct popular vote was held promising voters $100,000, it would also pass by a huge margin. Probably every year.
- mandelken 6y agoI doubt that. Giving out (free) money indiscriminately will not immediately pass a direct popular vote. A good case is the Swiss referendum on universal basic income a few years ago that was voted out. And the Swiss have the money to pull it off if they wish.